Writing Across the Curriculum

Writing Across the Curriculum

The purpose of this page is to provide a space for staff collaboration on concepts to encourage Writing Across the Curriculum.

Professional Development Presentation PowerPoint - 27 October 2008



Resources from October 27, 2008

Questioning Strategies

12 November 2008
Essential Questions:

1. What writing exercises do your students seem to enjoy
2. What do we know that many of our students will be required to wwrite in their chosen workplace?
3. Should the emphasis on writing be placed on proper construction and format, or should the emphasis be placed on getting words on paper even if the words do not form sentences?
4. What writing experiences do you use that have worked well whether students enhoy or not?
   1. Powerwriting
   2. Using staff in
   3. Writing cirtique
   4. Imagery Physical prompt
   5. Picture Prompts
   6. Warm-up writing
   7. Career Employability skills
   8. Feedback
   9. Provide a fraamework
   10. Graphic Organizers
   11. Topic and Rubric
   12. Lab reports (sequential with conclusions)
   13. Current events or facts from video
   14. Summaries for araticles
   15. 25 word absstract
   16. Weekly essays
   17. Mathematicians research
   18. Why I want to be . . .
   19. Daily journals
   20. Cheat

Reflection is necessary!